The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-07-15

ottr hraiih was very bad AMI thar
he was suffering from diabetes. in.
llsmmatiOu of the kidney, aud organ
ic disease of the heart, " hich were OF
serious import tO Iuan of ,Hvcnty
wears. tie then read DR. Mcllamil-
tons report on the cond 'tion of sing
sing aud the Arrangements tor The
care OF the sick. which he snid
were Ut CNcc,Icu character all around
NJ % the place WAS IN mort
healthy condition I'm view of these
tHct>, continued Mr.. MARITIME. there is
nothlng left for mo tu 10 but to move
for -nntcncc OF the prisoner Mr.
Mitchell then stood up to make Il last
appca. tor the defense lie said he
did not wish to delay the court but
would ask Il e Judge to temper Justice
with mercy Judge Barrett then
proceeded TO
btL1NEE 1itr SENTENCE.
llc said that he had never pcrioga..
ed So delicate n taek In his whole pro
tcssioual career, lie had received
many letters from many poop, plead
ing mercy and otherwise but thc
court was not appointed to bc mcrci
iu any more than WAS dictated by the
law of Justice. Tine Judge Is npl oint.
ed to award the penalty IN accordance
with thc utltnsc. All the circum-
stances conn, ted with the commits.
sion OF thi- oilcnsc have been duly
weighed and considered. The de-
fcudant here. in asking mercy, yan
give u)thng, n q plea for clCmcnCN
but nUc huu sickness. ON the merits
of ihc case De certainly L. entitled to
none. 1t is absurd to state that he
Wne not gull N OF giyin- nrih'-, us hc
WAS unmistaknb the leader of tle
whole affair W. have not here. as In
the case OF the aldermen. any attempt
toptoYc the defend ants good chara,
ter The crime itself was an enormous
one he raisiuG of half n million of
dollars to corrupt htl Otalcg cgislHturo.
Judge Barrett reviewed The corrupt
action of defendant in forming IA
bogu, company to contract with the
seventh AYcauc Hallway COMPANY
of which he WAS director, AM re-
icrrcd to Defendants securing mil.
Ion of dollars OF profit as share Of d
larceny for which he could have been
indicted, Just ~
WELL As FOR BRIBERY.
"Whnt IS there said the judge, "to
excite the pity or mercy except ace
aud III health OF the prisoner aud tnc
| mourning condition OF his family
Witn over 100000 in IN pockc. he
clamors for mercy without Offering
to pay back penny OF the money
stolen so thnt should he die IN pri,Or
| a.. l.1f
back upon"
At tins Mrs. sharp buried her Mc5
IA her handkerchief and wept silently
while the prisoner himself did not
III hls iace from the table. he leg
ielAture does not Hlluw u- to 60
below minimum pcmly I'm
such crave uilcueG n
the present ie," continued Judge
| Jarrett, "all cannot bc satisfied
Those who clamoi for the prisoner
receiving the iull penalty of The law
and those calling for 20 rcprlmand.
All things have been considered and
| the judgement of this court Is that the
| prisoner IT, confined four years at
hard labor and that he pay II fine OF
| 5000 I'm attempt NJ applause wAs
|
rs the sentence was pronounced hn'
it was quietly suppressed.
ASKING FOR DELAY.
As some OF the spectators moved out
OF the court room MIR. Mitchell stood
up to ask for delay in the removal
of Mr. Sharp To sing sing untl lac
had settled some affairs in the city
Judge Barrett denied the motion ~
there was no provision OF law for
such acoursc OF action aud he did
not think il would be desired by the
prisoner # there was. 1t Was decided
after Sharp had lett the court room
TINT he wa- 10 be returned to lud.
IoW street jail, As IT was for one
night only. the court considered II
would not bc anything too great ii
the way OF concession TO allow him Il
stay in that place, rather than TO seuC
him to the ;OOmbs
APPLICATIONS FOR A STAY.
Application before Judge Potter 0l
the supreme court for stay OF pro
cccdirgs in the harp case has JUS
been made.
Did Not want IA New Triai.
peoiAlDl-pntcn 10 The Examiner
GHMER, July "A. To-day w. f.
Richardson wa, convicted Of an as
tuult to murder committed upOu Con